Friends of a Southport woman suffering from terminal lung cancer have launched an appeal to help raise funds for her funeral after she was told she has just weeks left to live.

Southport Hospital worker Karen O’Connor Manwaring has been battling he disease and now been given the worst possible news.

The appeal states:

“Hi we are Friends of the lovely Karen O’connor Manwaring, We would like to raise as much money as possible to give Karen the send off so so rightly deserves. She is a lovely & brave lady who is battling such a horrible disease & has now been given the news nobody wants to hear.

“We need as much as you can possibly send, & as soon as possible!! as sadly Karen has only been given a short time

“This would mean so much to Karen & her husband Stephen so please please dig as deep as you can